Mir Cantarellas, Antonio (Date of defense: 2018-04-05)
Nowadays, the electrical energy sector is currently found in a dramatic changing paradigm, which moves towards an increasing trend in generating power at distribution levels, where electricity is typically ...
Rashid, Asim (Date of defense: 2019-01-17)
As a continuation of the work done by the QSE (Electrical Supply Quality) research group at the UPC (Polytechnic University of Catalonia) on harmonic load flow in electric power networks, this thesis ...
Abomailek Rubio, Carlos (Date of defense: 2018-09-21)
Power distribution networks face the upcoming challenge of managing the increase of power demand predicted worldwide. Power grid capacity is limited by the number of lines deployed and their characteristics, ...
López Torres, Carlos (Date of defense: 2018-07-12)
Automotive applications focus to develop drive-train technologies with higher energy efficiency and lower environmental impact. Electric and hybrid vehicles are gaining popularity since they fulfill ...
Bullich Massagué, Eduard (Date of defense: 2018-10-04)
This thesis deals with the integration of photovoltaic energy into the electrical grid. For this purpose, two main approaches can be identified: the interconnection of large scale photovoltaic power ...
Raza, Muhammad (Date of defense: 2017-12-13)
The offshore grid in North and Baltic Sea can help Europe to achieve 2020 and 2030 renewable energy target to counter climate changes . The formation of offshore grid requires the interconnection between ...
Kampouropoulos, Konstantinos (Date of defense: 2018-04-20)
The present dissertation is focused on the energy optimization of systems which contain multiple energy carriers. The objective of the research is the development of a methodology and the corresponding ...
Imdad, Kashif (Date of defense: 2017-07-17)
This thesis presents the results related to high frequency modeling of power transformers. First, a 25kVA distribution transformer under lightning surges is tested in the laboratory and its high frequency ...